When a Random Occurrence Produces Altered Genetic Material and Inserts

question 53

Multiple Choice

When a random occurrence produces altered genetic material and inserts new traits into the inherited stream,____has occurred.

• A)Lamarckian evolution
• B)punctuated equilibrium
• C)mutation
• D)vicariance
• E)limiting factor

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of observing a test result at least as extreme as the one observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

The Kruskal-Wallis test is a non-parametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used when the assumptions of one-way ANOVA are not met.

Hypotheses Testing

A statistical method that uses sample data to evaluate a hypothesis about a population parameter, typically involving a test statistic to determine the likelihood of the hypothesis being true.

ρ Values

In statistics, ρ often denotes the population correlation coefficient or the significance level of a hypothesis test, context depending.